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ELDER JOHN T. OAKLEY, Henderson's X Roads, Wilson County, Tenn., is of Dutch-Irish and English descent. He is medium height, rather slender, with light complexion and bald head. He is the son of William and Louisa Jane (Gill) Oakley. He was born in the Eighteenth District of Smith County, Tennessee, some two miles south of the town of Grant, on March 30, 1851. He says in his growing up he followed laziness on the farm in day time and coon hunting at night. He made profession in a log school- house, near Commerce, Wilson County, Tenn., in Sep- tember, 1868. He united with Buena Vista Church at Grant, Smith County, Tenn., in November, 1868, and was baptized by Elder David N. Jarrard. He was ordained by said church, April 5, 1872, by Elders Louis Dies, Henry Bass, T. A. Hudson, D. N. Jar- rard and William Suite. He has served as pastor the following churches: Buena Vista, 1872; Rome, 1873 ; Athens, 1874-77; Hartsville, 1875; Spring Creek,
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1875-78; Mount Olivet (Leeville), 1877-80, again 1885-87, again 1895; Woodbury, 1877-79; Brush Creek, 1878; Falling Creek, 1878-97 ; New Hope, Dav- idson County, 1879-81 ; Rocky Valley, 1880, again 1887-89, again 1893-98; Smith's Fork, 1882-84 ; Smith- ville, 1882, again 1896-1902 ; Plunkett's Creek, 1882-84; Hogan's Creek, 1883-85; Auburn, 1884-92; Cedar
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Grove, 1889-90 ; Prosperity, 1889-1902 ; Linwood, 1890- 93; Ramah, 1892; Santa Fe, 1893; Antioch, David- son County, 1894; Baker's Grove, 1898; Mt. Hermon, 1899-1900; Christiana, 1899-1900; Wharton's Spring, 1900-01 ; Macedonia, 1900-02 ; Lebanon, 1900-02. He was educated at Union University and at home. He is joint author of Hall's Campbellite Catechism. He has served as associate editor of The Baptist Messen-
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ger, also of The Tennessee Baptist, and again of the Missionary Baptist, all Baptist weeklies. He has been special contributor to a number of other Baptist pa- pers, and has done a great deal of writing. He has assisted in the constitution of a number of churches. He has baptized between 1,000 and 2,000 persons, and married nearly 200 couples. He was married to Miss Mary Asstella Smith, daughter of Elder L. D. Smith
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and granddaughter of Elder Henry Bass, November 26, 1873, by whom he has eight children-six sons and two daughters. His second son is a licensed preacher how in Carson & Newman College preparing for the work.
ELDER JAMES HENRY OAKLEY, Henderson's X Roads, Wilson County, Tenn. In his ancestry he com-
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bines English, Irish and German blood. He is medi- um height, slender of build, with light complexion. He is the son of Elder John T. and Mary Asstella (Smith) Oakley. He was born at Commerce, Wilson County, Tenn., February 26, 1883. He was brought up on a farm. He made profession at Falling Creek Church, September, 1899, and united with said church
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and was baptized by Elder P. W. Carney, September, 1899. He was licensed to preach by Falling Creek Church, Saturday before first Sunday in October, 1901, and preached his first sermon at that place the fifth Sunday in June, 1901. Text, James I : 27. He has not been ordained. He is now in Carson and Newman College preparing for the work. He is not married. His first text was the same as his father's first text.
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ELDER J. M. PHILLIPS, Jefferson City, East Ten- nessee. He is of Welsh extraction. He is a descend- ant of Joseph and Mary Phillips, who emigrated to this country from Wales in the seventeenth century and helped to constitute Vincent Baptist Church, which still exists as a monument to their Baptist loyalty. He is tall, slender, with dark complexion. He is the son
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of William and Nancy Phillips. He was born in Wil- son County, Tennessee, near Baird's Mills, February 28, 1840. He was brought up on the farm. He made profession at Poplar Grove Methodist Church, near Watertown, Tenn., in his twelfth year. He united with Round Lick Baptist Church in fall of 1857, and was baptized by Elder E. B. Haynie. He was or- dained by Smith's Fork Church, Saturday before the third Sunday in November, 1865, by Elders L. H. Bethel, J. J. Martin, H. Bass, J. M. D. Cates and H. W. Pickett. He has been pastor as follows : Rome, 1867-68 : Smithville, 1867 ; Falling Creek, 1869; Eagleville, 1869-70; Hartsville, 1870-73; Hopewell, Sumner County, 1870; Lebanon, 1874-76; Chatta- nooga, 1876-80; Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1885-84; Hender- son, Ky., 1884-90; Eminence, Ky., 1800-91 ; Pem- broke, Ky., 1891-95; Jefferson City, Tenn., 1895-1902. He completed his education at Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn. He has conducted a number of successful schools in connection with his ministry. He was once editor of the Christian Herald. He has kept no record of those baptized or married. He was first married to Miss Laura Augusta Smith, of Mur- freesboro, Tenn., December 28, 1858. She lived only five months after marriage. He was again married to Miss Lucy Dayton, by whom he has four children, two sons and two daughters.
ELDER J. W. PATTON, Santa Fe, Maury County, Tenn. He is of Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent. His mother (Mary Phillips) is descended from the Welsh family mentioned in the preceding sketch. It is a Baptist family with few exceptions, and has produced a large number of preachers. He is medium height
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and a little inclined to be fleshy, with rather dark complexion. He is the son of James T. and Mary (Phillips) Patton. He was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, June 2, 1840. He was brought up on the farm. He was early put to feeding sheep. He made profession at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church (Old School), one mile north of Statesville, Wilson County, August, 1854. He united with said church in Sep- tember following and remained there until December, 1873, when he united with Round Lick Baptist Church and was baptized by Elder R. A. Dillard. He was ordained by Round Lick Church in July, 1875, by El- ders H. Bass, R. A. Dillard, L. D. Smith, J. M. Phillips and J. H. Richardson. He has been pastor as follows: Rutland, 1877-78; Carthage, 1878-79; Hickman Creek, 1881-82; Rock Spring, 1881-82; Shop Spring, 1882; Santa Fe, 1883-91; Carter's Creek, 1884-87 ; Knob Creek, 1887 ; Union ( Hurricane), 1892-95; New Liberty, 1893-95; Mission Chapel, Maury County, 1897-99; Shop Spring, 1888-89 ; Santa Fe, 1901 to present; Knob Creek, 1901 to present ; Theta, 1901 to present ; Holt's Corner, 1897. He has taught extensively in graded schools, but is now giving all his time to the ministry. He is a graduate of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., and also the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Greenville, S. C. He assisted in the constitution of two churches. He has baptized about 100 persons and married forty-five couples. He was married to Miss Laura Bryan, January 8, 1874, by whom he has six children, three of whom are dead.
ELDER JNO. S. PARDUE, Bethpage, Sumner County, Tenn. He is of English descent. He is rather tall
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and slender, with dark complexion. He is the son of J. G. and Amanda (Flowers) Pardue. He was born in Monroe County, Kentucky, July 6, 1847. He was brought up on a farm. He made profession at old Hopewell in Sumner County, Tennessee, and united with said church in 1861, when he was only fifteen
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years of age, and was baptized by Elder Jonathan Wiseman. He was ordained by said Hopewell Church in July, 1877, by Elders J. H. Jackson and R. S. Blankenship, with Deacons W. M. S. Wilks, J. W. Wiseman and J. G. Pardue. He was thirty years old when ordained and had fought the impressions for fifteen years. He has served as pastor the following
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churches : Independence, Hopewell, Pleasant Hill, Rock Bridge, New Harmony, Pleasant Grove, Corn- well's Chapel and Bellwood. Besides this, he has operated a good deal as missionary of his Association and done quite a deal of independent evangelistic work. In one meeting he had eighty-four conversions. He has been a very active man in his Association along all lines. He attended the common schools with an additional course in Gallatin under tuition of Elder G. W. Griffin. He assisted in the constitution of three churches. The number baptized and married is not known. Among those he baptized, were Elders I. M. Ashlock, Jas. Ashlock and J. W. McQueen, all faithful ministers (one dead) and all coming from the Methodists. He was married to Miss M. E. West in 1872 A. D., by whom he has ten children.
ELDER JOHN PATTERSON, Salt Lick, Macon County, Tennessee. He is of Scotch-Irish descent. He is the son of Alexander and Elizabeth Patterson. He was born in Smith County, Tennessee, February 28, 1831. He was brought up on a farm. He professed faith in Christ in 1850, at Defeated Creek Church, Smith County, Tennessee, and united with Mt. Tabor Church in October of the same date, and was baptized by Elder Daniel Smith. He was ordained by Mt. Tabor Church in 1861, by Elders E. B. Haynie and D. W. Smith. He at once became pastor of Mt. Tabor Church. During his ministerial life, he has been pas- tor of ten churches. His last pastorate was with Enon Church, Macon County, Tennessee. In regard to his education he says : "What I have learned, the best was, and is, in Christ. I had gone to school just enough to read in the Testament when I entered the
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school of Christ for life. I am still a learner and learn something good of him every day. Thank God for such a teacher." He has assisted in the constitu- tion of two churches. He has no record of those bap- tized and married, but has been busy. He was mar- ried to Elizabeth Kemp, June 2, 1853, by whom he has seven children, five living and two dead. He
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has passed his threescore and ten years and is stand- ing in the evening of life. He says: "My part on earth is nearly done. My days are but few. But thank God, in heaven there will be no limit of time for the redeemed; but on and on forever more."
ELDER M. W. RUSSELL, Hickman, Smith County, Tennessee. He is of English descent. He is tall and
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slender with light complexion. He is the son of Hardee and Sarah A. (Solomon) Russell. His mother was the daughter of Elder B. S. Solomon. They were married in North Carolina. He was born in Warren County, Tennessee, February 6, 1845. He was brought up on the farm and received a common school education. He made profession and joined Providence Baptist Church, Warren County, Ten-
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nessee, in 1861, and was baptized by Elder J. C. Brien. He was ordained by Bethel Baptist Church, near Tem- perance Hall, DeKalb County, Tennessee, in 1875, by Elders T. J. Eastes, R. A. Dillard and Henry Bass. He has been pastor as follows: Indian Creek, 1875- 77; Bethel, 1875-78; New Salem, 1879-81 ; Hickman Creek, 1881-82, again 1888. He resigned his pastoral
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work in 1882 and moved to Jackson County to engage in mission work under the control of Salem Associa- tion. He remained there until 1886; Brush Creek, 1888-93; Macedonia (New Middleton), 1894-1900; Caney Fork Seminary, 1894-1902; New Macedonia, 1900-02. He has constituted two churches, baptized about 400, and married about fifty couples. He was married to Miss Barthany Isabella Boran in 1864, by whom he has nine children, three of whom have passed on to the spirit land.
ELDER STEPHEN ROBINSON, Round Top, Wilson County, Tennessee. He is of Dutch-Irish and English descent. He is tall, medium size, with fair com- plexion. He is the son of James W. and Sophia (Burks) Robinson. He was born on the head waters of Purtle's Creek, Wilson County, Ten- nessee, August 1, 1861. He was left an orphan by the death of his father when only two years old. He was brought up on the farm under the tuition of his grandfather and wid- owed mother. He made profession at Prosperity Baptist Church, Wilson ELDER STEPHEN ROBINSON. County, Tennessee, in 1884. He first united with the Christian Baptists and then the Methodists, but, see- ing his mistake, he joined Cooper's Chapel Baptist
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Church in 1897, and was baptized by Elder J. A. McClusky. He was ordained by Cooper's Chapel Church on second Sunday in September, 1897, by Elders J. M. Stewart, J. A. McClusky and J. H. Davis, with Deacons Isaac Cooper, T. M. Givan, Horace Evans, James Malone, Natty Grandstaff, Thomas Malone, William Robinson and Jno. Akin. He has served as pastor the following churches : Cooper's Chapel, 1897-1902 ; Mt. Pleasant, 1897-1900; New Hope, 1897-1901 ; Sycamore Fork, 1898; Snow Hill, 1900-02; Dry Creek, 1901-02. On October 15, 1901, he, with Elder A. J. Waller and Deacons T. J. Hale, William Hendrixson, John Tramel, Wiley Hen- drixson, Enoch Atnip, J. A. Love, G. H. Atnip and J. L. Fisher formed a council in a log schoolhouse, on the farm of William Taylor, on Holmes' Creek, near Citadel, DeKalb County, Tennessee, and consti- tuted a church of eighteen members, giving the church the name of Elizabeth Chapel. This was the result of a meeting conducted by himself with some other assistance. Their number has increased rapidly, with a good sum subscribed to build a house of wor- ship. He at once became their pastor and still re- mains so. In less than two months, they had grown to thirty-five in number. Two days later, October 17, 1901, he, with Deacons G. H. Atnip, Harrison Craddock and W. R. King, met in council on Adam- son Branch, DeKalb County, Tennessee, and consti- tuted a church with twenty-three members, of which he at once became pastor. This church was mainly from Sycamore Fork Church. This church was given the name of Cave Spring. They have a very good house of worship. These churches will presumably both attach themselves to Salem Association. He has
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baptized about 150 persons. In the fall of 1901, he had 186 conversions under his ministry, baptized ninety-eight, and constituted two new churches. He was married to Miss Laura Fuson August 16, 1883, by whom he has eleven children, six boys and five girls. Four of the boys are dead.
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ELDER W. E. RAIKES, Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee. He is of English descent. He is medium height and size, with rather light complexion. He is the son of James and Balsie (Coleman) Raikes. He was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, July 23, 1838. He was brought up on a farm. He made profession at Smith's Fork Church, Statesville, Wilson County, Tennessee, at the age of fourteen and at once united with said church and was baptized by Elder H. W.
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Pickett. He was ordained by said church in 1872, by Elders J. J. Martin, L. H. Bethel and J. M. D. Cates. He has been pastor of the following churches in Ten- nessee, viz .: Marion, Cooper's Chapel, Mt. Pleas- ant, Ramah, Commerce; New Hope, in Webster County, Kentucky; New Hope and Highland, Hen- derson County, Kentucky. He says he was educated "at home by a light in fireplace." He has constituted four churches. He has baptized about 125 persons ; does not know the number married. He has done a great deal of evangelistic work, and has witnessed some 2,000 conversions. He was first married to a Miss Owen, February, 1866, and again to Mrs. Jennie (Hearn) Phillips in 1896. He has had six children born unto him, four still living.
ELDER J. S. RICE, Una, Davidson County, Tennes- see. His descent is not known beyond America. He is medium height and size, with dark complexion. He is a son of David and Nancy ( Bruce) Rice. He was born in Smith (now Trousdale) County, Tennessee, three miles north of Hartsville. He was brought up on the farm. He made profession at a log school- house in Sumner County, Tennessee (known as Hick- ory Grove), on July 24, 1850. He united with Hope- well Baptist Church, the fourth Sunday in August, 1850, and was baptized by Elder Jonathan Wiseman. He was ordained by the above church on November 23, 1856, by Elders Jonathan Wiseman and W. H. Haile, with Deacons John Weathered and John Wilks. He has been pastor as follows: Corum Hill, 1857-73; New Hope, 1859-61 ; Cedar Grove, 1860-80; Athens, two years ; Zion, three years ; Rice's Chapel, 1866-71 ; Barton's Creek, ten years ; Sinking Creek, three years ;
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Spencer's Creek, five years ; Baker's Grove, two years ; Smith's Spring, thirteen years; Concord, nine years ; Union Hill, five years; Mt. View, three years. He was educated in common country schools and Enon College. He has constituted five churches. He has baptized about 1,500 people and married about 400 couples. He was married to Miss Celia Ann Cloar, June 18, 1857, by whom he has seven children, one of whom is dead.
ELDER C. E. RAMSEY, Kempville, Smith County, Tennessee. He is of English descent, and is the son of William and Nancy Ramsey. He was born Novem- ber 5, 1876. He was brought up on a farm, and at- tended the common schools of the neighborhood. He made profession of faith in Christ at Knight's Chapel, on Fun's Branch, Smith County, Tennessee, Novem- ber, 1890. He united with the Mt. Vernon Church, Smith County, Tennessee, December, 1896. He was baptized by Elder T. H. Vantrease. He was ordained by Mt. Vernon Church in September, 1900, by Elders M. B. Ramsey, T. W. Matthews, J. H. Swann, T. H. Vantrease, W. L. Buie and Don Q. Smith, with ten deacons. He has been pastor as follows : Beginning with Mt. Vernon in October, 1900, he is now pastor of Mt. Vernon, Russell Hill and Bethany. He has baptized four persons and married one couple. He was married to Arretha West, December 15, 1895, by whom he has three children. two living and one dead.
ELDER M. B. RAMSEY, Gibbs' X Roads, Macon County, Tennessee. He is of Irish-English descent. He is rather tall and slender, with light complexion. He is the son of William L. and Lucinda (Case) Ramsey. He was born in Jackson County, Tennessee,
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November 12, 1849. He was brought up on a farm. He came near being drowned twice in youth. He made profession in September, 1870, at a Methodist Church known as Liberty, on Martin's Creek, Jack- son County, Tennessee. He joined the Baptist Church on Salt Lick, Jackson County, Tennessee, in the fall of 1872, and went into the organization of Mt. Hope Church in 1873. He was baptized by Elder E. L. Smith. He was ordained by order of Mt. Hope Church in June, 1874, by Elders J. B. Fox and E. L. Smith, with deacons. He has been pastor as follows : Chestnut Grove, four years; Pleasant Ridge, Jackson County, four years ; Mt. Hope, 1878-79; Macedonia, Macon County, 1879-84; New Harmony, 1882-87; Spring Creek, 1882-87; Meadorville, 1885-87; Mace- donia, one year; Pleasant, 1887; Russell Hill, Macon County, five years; Bellwood, one year; Peyton's Creek, 1889-92 ; Mt. Tabor, 1890-1902 ; Dixon's Creek, 1892-1902; Mt. Zion, Ky., two years; New Salem, Ky., five years ; Riddleton Church, Tenn., two years; Plunkett's Creek, two years; Meadorville, two years; New Harmony, two years ; Bethany, one year ; Mace- donia, Macon County, 1900-02. His present work is Dixon's Creek, Mt. Tabor, Russell Hill and Mace- donia. He has constituted two churches, has wit- nessed 2,500 conversions, baptized about 2,000 per- sons, and married about 100 couples. He was first married to Mary Jane Stout. By her he had three children, one of whom was ordained to the ministry in May, 1901, and now resides in White County, Ten- nessee. He was again married to C. H. Barbee, by whom he has eight children, four boys and four girls. He never attended school but about ten or eleven months, but has been a close student at home.
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ELDER G. W. RAMSEY, Massada, Macon County, Tennessee. He is of English extraction. He is the son of William and Nancy Ramsey, and was born in Smith County, Tennessee, January 29, 1867, and was brought up on the farm. He made profession in Jack- son County, Tennessee, October, 1886, and united with Russell Hill Church, Macon County, Tennessee, in 1893, being baptized by Elder M. B. Ramsey. He
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was ordained by Russell Hill Church, August, 1897. He has been pastor of the following churches: Mt. Vernon, Bethel, Russell Hill, Bethany, Mt. Hope, Cornwell's Chapel and Day's X Roads. He was edu- cated in common schools. He constituted one church, has baptized 177 persons, and married thirty-five couples. He was married to Mary Eveline Evins, October 17, 1890, by whom he has one child.
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ELDER C. N. SIMMONS, Westmoreland, Sumner County, Tennessee. He is of English descent, rather tall and slender and inclined to dark com- plexion. He is the son of Chas. and Jane Simmons. He was born in Macon County, Tennessee, February 27, 1842. He was brought up on a farm in the same county. He made profession and united with Siloam Baptist Church, October, 1864, and was baptized by Elder Josiah J. Wiseman. He was.ordained by order of Pleasant Grove Church, in June, 1884, by Elders Nathan Skaggs, W. L. Buie, I. M. Ashlock, J. F. Lambert, J. S. Pardue, J. L. Talmon and J. R. Stin- son, with ten deacons. He has been pastor as follows : New Caney Fork, 1884-85; Siloam, 1886-91 ; Hills- dale, 1886-87; Cedar Bluff, 1887-94, again 1901-02; New Harmony, one year ; Pleasant Grove, 1897-1902. He has baptized 100 persons and married thirty-four couples. He was married to Sarah E. Hawkins March 19, 1865, by whom he has two children living and one dead.
ELDER LEVI DURHAM SMITH, Commerce, Wilson County, Tennessee. He is of English and German extraction. He is medium height and size with dark complexion, and a little inclined to be bald. He is the son of Jacob and Mary (Compton) Smith. He was born May 4, 1834. A remarkable coincidence oc- curred in the death of his parents. His father died September 28, 1841; his mother died February 7, 1843. The coincidence is, that at the time of their deaths there was only one day's difference in their ages. The father lived to be thirty-seven years, seven months, and two days; the mother lived one day less. This left him an orphan indeed, but he found a Chris-
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tian home with an uncle and aunt (Deacon James Holmes and his devoted wife). He grew up on the farm. After three years of seeking, he was happily converted at Round Lick Church in the fall of 1849, and, in October of that same date, he united with Round Lick Church and was baptized by Elder E. B. Haynie. He was both clerk and deacon of said church for many years. He was ordained by order of this
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church, November, 1871, by Elders J. M. D. Cates, A. J. McNabb, J. W. Hunt, T. J. Eastes, James Bar- rett, R. A. Dillard and H. Bass. He has been pastor as follows: New Salem, two years, about 1872-74; Knob Spring, two years; Brush Creek, two years ; Commerce, one and a half years. In addition to this, he did much preaching in meetings with good success, also traveling as missionary. He has witnessed many
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conversions, baptized quite a number, and perhaps married as many as any one in this section. He was for sixteen years clerk of Salem Association, and for several sessions clerk of New Salem Association. He was educated in Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was married to Miss Nancy Bass, daughter of Elder Henry Bass, October 27, 1852, by whom he has thirteen children, twelve of whom are still living and all married. He has near one hundred children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and if you count sons and daughters-in-law, they surpass one hundred. I cannot refrain from appending the fol- lowing written by Brother J. B. Oakley, an elder brother of Elder Jno. T. Oakley :
"In a smoky little village in Wilson County, There lives a man deserving quite a bounty, I make his sketch; please scan; you'll agree That a strange and complex creature is he.
For I know no man 'mong Adam's relations Can boast so many and hard occupations ; They are so numerous, it seems useless to try To set them in rhyme, much less classify.
The number is twelve, which I'll now relate, And you'll wonder he's yet in the carnal state. He is administrator to settle affairs
'Twixt widows and orphans and wrangling heirs,
Executor, too, for Brother John Organ Who had papers official, more than John Morgan. He sells dry goods, hardware and leathers,
And takes in exchange, rags, eggs and feathers.
He is Justice of the Peace, acquainted with law, In his judgments, few may complain of a flaw. Another of trades, is driving shoe pegs,
When not weighing butter, or taking in eggs.
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He finds time to oversee his hands, That plow and mow his well fenced lands, Keeping up supplies of work stock and tools, Salting his cattle, sheep, hogs and mules.
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